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FS#4825 - Firefox fonts look completely different with XFT and Pango

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Thursday, 15 June 2006, 12:41 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

At the same (supposed) sizes, fonts rendered in Firefox by XFT and by Pango look completely different. Observe:

A Wikipedia entry with Pango.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/714/screen16il.png

The same Wikipedia entry with XFT.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4575/screen21lb.png

Note that I have the font sizes, etc. set exactly the same in these screenshots. The only difference is Pango vs. XFT.
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 09:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 15 June 2006, 12:48 GMT
Be sure to set your DPI size correctly. Pango and XFT use different settings for this. Use xdpyinfo to find out about the resolution reported by X. Another option is to specify a DPI setting in firefox instead of letting it find out by itself.
Comment by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Friday, 16 June 2006, 00:58 GMT
Alright it's 98 x 108 dots per inch... What do I set my DPI to? And is there a way to set in xorg.conf?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Friday, 16 June 2006, 06:08 GMT
You can set it using the "DisplaySize" option in the same section where you can set the HorizSync and VertRefresh options for your screen. Some drivers allow specification in the display driver section too, it depends on your videocard.
Comment by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Friday, 16 June 2006, 11:10 GMT
Alright, thanks... And what would I put there? Both the vertical and horizontal resolutions?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 22 June 2006, 09:34 GMT
man xorg.conf, look for DisplaySize

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